Straight from my 2017 diary, a day trip to Lake Baikal!
Tag: Russia
From the Trans-Mongolian Diary 4 – Leaving Mongolia
Moving on from Mongolia took me to a tiny border town in Russia called Naushki, and of course - experiences!
City Rumble – Tokyo Versus St Petersburg!
The third quarter final is here for City Rumble, and it's the enchanting if chilly St Petersburg up against the shiny capital of Japan, Tokyo! A spot in the semi-finals is at stake! Which city will it be?
Secrets of Eurovision
Hi all! Today it's Eurovision THURSDAY, and I want to take you behind the scenes a little. Two great songs today, which I have shown you before but today I want to show you how they were done. Sergey Lazarev in 2016 (Russia) presented the audience - on TV at least - with one of …
City Rumble – St Petersburg Versus Lahore
This week the cold of Russia in St Petersburg faces the steamy hot Lahore of Pakistan in another humdinger of a City Rumble! But who will come out on top?
Russia’s Unfinished Metro in Chelyabinsk
Hi folks. Today in news from around the web I want to return to a new old favourite of mine, NFKRZ from the delightful city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Usually he makes videos from inside his office/apartment, but today despite typical Russian winter conditions, he heads out to tell the tale of the Metro in Chelyabinsk, …
City Rumble – Quito versus St Petersburg
Quito, the capital of Ecuador and St Petersburg of Russia go head to head to see which is the better destination!
From Around the Web – Russian Protests
Hi all. I thought as the protests have been in the news following the arrest of the Russian Opposition leader in the last week or so, it would be timely to share NFKRZ, our friendly neighbourhood Russian's thoughts on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwqTvAR7Qxg Thanks for popping by - May the Journey Never End!
Foto Friday – Kremlin Guard
It must be very tiring standing in this position all day! Happy Friday everyone! Taken outside the Moscow Kremlin, 2017. Thanks for popping by! May the Journey Never End!
Marshrutkas – Public Transport in the ex-Soviet Union
If you've read any of my posts on Central Asia or other ex-Soviet Union countries such as Georgia, you may have heard me talk about the 'Marshrutka'. Today you learn what it's like to travel in these.... vehicles of doom?
Andy's World Journeys 